"Eh bien! mon ami" she resumed with a certain empressment of manner that rather surprised me--"Eh bien! mon ami, you have earnestly besought of me a favor which you have been pleased to denominate priceless.
By the by," she continued, "have you any recollection-" and here I fancied that a blush, even through the gloom of the apartment, became distinctly visible upon her cheek--"have you any recollection, mon cher ami of this little ocular assistant, which now depends from my neck?"